Her former landlord?s handyman removed a refrigerator that was once filled with rotten food from the home in the 500 block of 44th Street. The appliance was so stinky it had to be cleaned before the workers at the scrap heap would accept it, WPBF 25 News' Cathleen O'Toole reported Thursday.

A neighbor, who asked that her identity be hidden, said she was inside the apartment Thursday morning and that it smelled like someone had died. She also said she saw a toilet chair for an infirmed adult that had ropes attached to it that appeared to be designed for tying someone to the chair.

Police said they were contacted by the landlord.

?The landlord was very proactive," city spokesman Chase Scott said. "As soon as he saw the news coverage, he contacted the police department and stopped all the cleaning that went on.?

Weston and three others are under arrest in Philadelphia after four mentally challenged adults were found being held captive in squalor in a basement.

Could WPB Neighbors Have Done More To Help Police?

The expression "If you see something, say something" comes to mind for those hearing reports that neighbors were suspicious of Weston and her alleged abuse ring.

Now, police are left wondering how much could have been prevented if someone would have picked up a phone, WPBF 25 News' Angela Rozier reported Thursday.

"Why didn't they call us?" asked West Palm Beach Interim Assistant Police Chief Mary Santos-Olsen. "Even if they suspected something but weren't quite sure, (make the call and) let us be the one to make that determination."

Some of Weston's West Palm Beach neighbors have told investigators that they saw and heard some things that weren't quite right, Rozier reported.

"She felt like something was going on," said Patrick Silva, a landlord whose tenant lived next door to Weston. "She says she was afraid because she has kids and she was afraid they might do something to her."

Police urge anyone who witnesses abuse to call the abuse hotline at 800-96-ABUSE or 800-962-2873. People can also call their local police department.